New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
BUSY WITH SHELLS AND SOULS.
oARsMEy PREPARING FOR THE SEASON.

THE GREAT MATCH AT BALTIMORE BETWEEN HAN
Ian AND GAUDAUR-oTHE. RACES.
All Of the big men who make n living by rowing
In shells hard Mt work getting themselves in
trim Tor the OF 1887, which will be opened in
great shape May 20. Every indication points to n
remarkably busy season both Tor professionals and
amateurs. and while yet only a few matches have
been made positively there are many challenges
flying back and forth and many good oarsmen to
take them up, that there be little doubt that this
will definitely settle the question 70 who Is
the best in this country, aud who can bcst
bear tho American colOrs IL the struggle tor the
worlds championship with William Beach.
The race which Is attracting the most attention
among rowing men now is that between Edward
Hanlan. the exchanpion Of the world and Jacob
Gaudaur. who IS looked upon as the most likely
Asprant for championship hOnors. The race "a to ba
TO "a at Baltimore Decoration Day tor $1,000
and the championship OF America. Already 5000
has bee.l depos:od With the Editor OF Turf, Field
and Farm by the hackers Of each man. and the final
deposits Of 500 side will be made on May 20
Ilnulan's record is too VOL known to require any
notice. For years he held the worlds championship
against oil comcts and up TO the time he tOwed Beach
in Australia had never been beaten In an important
Since that time he has been beaten by John
Tecmer Tor the American championship, IN fast time
Tcomcr was himself beaten by GHudaur, who now
holds the title OF champion OF America Gaudau s
race with Beech on the Thames last year one OF
tho most tAcNg ever iOWeI. ana Bcdcn sliu lnAL nc
bad never had harder 10 beat IIanlan's
prestige gives him the cali IN the pool but Gaudadrs
rieuds not at all bashu about backing their man.
and they DO not ask odds, either Many experts think
Gaudaurs CHARGES the bost when il is taken into
consideration that he il big, strong young fellow
who is constantly improving, while Hanlan, 1t Is
claimed has seen his b,st day,
Gaudaur has engaged Fred Plas.ed "a his trainer
II would be hard to find a better lilo is working oil
his superluous Gosh at st. Louie, and j. A. St. john
his hacker says that ho Is doing splendid work.
IIanlau is the chief OF colony OF oarsmen at Lake
OuiasgamOnd near Worcester Mass, aud under the
care OF George Bubear, the champion OF England and
O'Connor, is getting himself INTO shape He is said
to be Ia as enc form he was and is rowing
faster than ever.
The lovers of the sport this vicinity. who are not
abo 20 go TO Baltimore will have an opportunity OF
seeing pretty donbIe-scull race on Bowery Bay, May
% The contestants will be Wallace Ross aud George
w. Lee against Hosmer and Mckay They will race
for a purse OF ~ 900. Ross ha' been rowing the
Harlem River for three weeks, aud has almost
got himself down tn his rowing weight Lee Deg IN
work last week. and every morning ana afternoon the
two NAV be seen either the Harlem or the waters OF
Flushing Bay. Hosmer and Mckay with Hanlan
at Worcester.
George Bubear, the Euglish champion. ia trying
bard get up match, aud there IA no doubt that he
will be accom- modated. He ia willing to row anybody
EXCEPT Hanlan Gaudaur aud Iecmer Tor $1,000 "a
side. In the meantime he Will row double with
Hanlan, and the TWO stand READY 10 give
couple who think they can beat them. Already
negotiations are pending tor dOuble-scul race be-
tween John Teemer and al " llamm and Hanlan and
Bubeur. Teemer taking care OF himself on the Ale
ghany River at Pittsburg lie has not as yet made
any arrangements for the season, but anybody VINO
expects get the championship without rowing him
Tor it, and rowing hard, too will make mistake
There will be race for purse in single sculls on
Bowory Bay May 81. Ross, Lee, Mckay and Hosmer
will be tho contestants, and others may come III IA
we'll 80
Charles Courtney has not been heard from 1t is
said that all his rowing this season will DO done on
dry land with his rowing machine. Tho Cornell
College crew will be trained by him ~ usual There
IS demand Tor professionals as trainers Tor college
and amateur crews Lee has received an offer to 20
10 Washington, and Ross is wanted nc St Paul. MIMI
Neither of them will go until inter Decoration Day
and zen then il is douDtill they Gao arrange their
affairs SO as 10 accept the offers In tact it is not
likely that any OF the frst-claas men will take such
engagements They will leave that Work TO the
smaller Try.
Among the college men, also. the season bids fair
In the upinion OF professionals Columbia has the
strongest eigh this year that she has had Tor long
time They working hard. taking long spins twice
q day and are rowing beautifully. The crew may DO
still turf sreng thened before the comes ot
wanna and Cornell have strong crews on the water
and it thought that the fight will rest between these
two
The Harlem Spring RI gatta will be rowed on Dec
Grafton Day as usual. The men who will row are
definitely decided on but there is enough to indicate
that the regatta will DO up to the standard both IN re-
gard to the number of entries and the quality OF the
rowing.